Hi all,
It has been SOOOOO quiet around here! *hears echo*
I've recently spent a little time at the Horror forum participating in a fun 100 word challenge where the prize is being published in an e-zine called Necrotic Tissue that pays 25.00 and gives you a t-shirt. Although getting that darn t-shirt would be cool, what is even better is the energy and activity those horror hounds have over there. They are motivated and supportive and funny and they really encourage each other. They do this in a few ways.
1) They have a great thread where the writers check in with goals and accomplishments, and a couple of AWers sort of moderate that thread, handing out encouragement and "discipline" when appropriate. It's fun but at the same time is serious about helping writers increase their productivity.
2) They issue regular challenges where the end result is producing a piece appropriate for publication to a certain market
3) They do fun things like threads where someone starts a story idea, and then the rest of them contribute to the story by turn.
So the bottom line is, I wanted to suggest that maybe we try some similar stuff here. The Historical forum used to be busy and fun some months ago. I realize many of us are working hard on our WIPs, but writing can be a lonely enterprise, and wouldn't it be nice to have like-minded individuals sharing and cheering each other on? And personally, I'd love to know what you all are up to these days with your writing.
So my proposal is the following:
How about we start a thread similar to this one over at Horror?
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86517
A few of us can volunteer to be the "encouragers" on this thread so that those who post get some feedback on their goals and accomplishments. I volunteer, but I'll be out of town with no internet access from August 15 - 23. Anyone else interested? We can figure out 'rules' that will work best for us as far as commitment and posting frequency.
Also, I know I tried talking you all into this a while back, but I'm going to try it again. The Historical Novel Society is having a short story contest along with Fish Publishing. Here's the link:
http://www.fishpublishing.com/writing-contests.php
The HNS comp is 5000 words or less, but there is also a short short Histories contest with max 300 words. Scroll down to see both contests. We still have until August 31 to get something ready to submit. I've got a 3800 word short and a 300 word short I'm going to submit. Is anyone else up for trying this too? Isn't it more fun to bite your nails if several others are doing it with you?
What do you all think?
c.e.
It has been SOOOOO quiet around here! *hears echo*
I've recently spent a little time at the Horror forum participating in a fun 100 word challenge where the prize is being published in an e-zine called Necrotic Tissue that pays 25.00 and gives you a t-shirt. Although getting that darn t-shirt would be cool, what is even better is the energy and activity those horror hounds have over there. They are motivated and supportive and funny and they really encourage each other. They do this in a few ways.
1) They have a great thread where the writers check in with goals and accomplishments, and a couple of AWers sort of moderate that thread, handing out encouragement and "discipline" when appropriate. It's fun but at the same time is serious about helping writers increase their productivity.
2) They issue regular challenges where the end result is producing a piece appropriate for publication to a certain market
3) They do fun things like threads where someone starts a story idea, and then the rest of them contribute to the story by turn.
So the bottom line is, I wanted to suggest that maybe we try some similar stuff here. The Historical forum used to be busy and fun some months ago. I realize many of us are working hard on our WIPs, but writing can be a lonely enterprise, and wouldn't it be nice to have like-minded individuals sharing and cheering each other on? And personally, I'd love to know what you all are up to these days with your writing.
So my proposal is the following:
How about we start a thread similar to this one over at Horror?
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86517
A few of us can volunteer to be the "encouragers" on this thread so that those who post get some feedback on their goals and accomplishments. I volunteer, but I'll be out of town with no internet access from August 15 - 23. Anyone else interested? We can figure out 'rules' that will work best for us as far as commitment and posting frequency.
Also, I know I tried talking you all into this a while back, but I'm going to try it again. The Historical Novel Society is having a short story contest along with Fish Publishing. Here's the link:
http://www.fishpublishing.com/writing-contests.php
The HNS comp is 5000 words or less, but there is also a short short Histories contest with max 300 words. Scroll down to see both contests. We still have until August 31 to get something ready to submit. I've got a 3800 word short and a 300 word short I'm going to submit. Is anyone else up for trying this too? Isn't it more fun to bite your nails if several others are doing it with you?
What do you all think?
c.e.
